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The Architect's Guide to Residential Design

by Michael Malone

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A practical framework for residential architecture

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A practical framework for residential architecture

Michael Malone’s guide addresses the professional work involved in designing and delivering single-family homes, from early design decisions through pricing, contracting, and construction administration. It sets residential projects alongside commercial and institutional work, highlighting practical concerns such as budgets, schedules, documentation, and communication with design-conscious clients. Six case studies bring different sites, budgets, programs, and circumstances into the discussion, giving the book a range of project contexts to consider. The focus is both architectural and procedural: how residential design fits into practice, and how a project moves from concept toward construction.

Good fit for readers who enjoy

  • Architects expanding into single-family residential practice
  • Architecture students or professionals seeking a process-oriented reference
  • Designers interested in residential project budgets, contracts, and construction

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Single-family residential architectureDesign process and documentationProject pricing and constructionClient and contractor relationships

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A PRACTICAL GUIDE TO RESIDENTIAL DESIGN FOR ARCHITECTS AND CLIENTS

Written by a successful practitioner of both residential and commercial architecture, this hands-on resource enables you to transfer and expand your architectural design skills and successfully integrate single-family residential design into your professional practice.

The Architect's Guide to Residential Design discusses typical residential design issues, such as budgets and construction schedules, and offers guidelines for interacting with design-conscious clients. This detailed handbook presents a comprehensive methodology for the process of designing, pricing, and constructing single-family homes. Six real-world case studies, each featuring a unique site, budget, program, and set of circumstances, are included.

The Architect's Guide to Residential Design covers:

  • Houses as an architectural practice
  • How houses differ from commercial and institutional architectural projects
  • Design and documentation for architect-designed houses
  • Bidding and negotiating with contractors
  • Cutting the contract with both owners and contractors
  • Construction administration and the building process
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